Fellmongered

/ˈfɛlmʌŋɡərd/ verb

Definition

Past tense of fellmonger; engaged in or conducted the business of buying and selling hides or skins.

Etymology

From the base word 'fellmonger' converted to verb form with the '-ed' past tense suffix, following regular English verb conjugation patterns for occupational terms.

Kelly Says

This verb form shows how any medieval occupation could become a verb—if a fellmonger 'fellmongered,' a baker 'bakered,' a cobbler 'cobbered'—it was a way to describe actively practicing your trade!

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